one day, i'm gonna drive this to vegas. [ male announcer ] hurry in to your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for 1.99% financing during our certified pre-owned sales event through april 30th. >>> breaking news here. democratic congressman bart stupak of michigan has decided to retire rather than seek a tenth term. good morning, i'm contessa brewer. stupak's support for the recently enacted health care law was crucial in getting it passed but it led to intense criticism, harassment and even death threats. before he committed to the reform, he had been pressured and harassed by those that supported the health care bill, too. tea party express called for his defeat in rallies in a northern michigan district even paying for an anti-stupak ad. stupak plans to announce his decision at a 12:30 p.m. news conference at northern michigan university. we will have that on msnbc. >>> luke russert joins me. luke, how big a deal is this for democrats? >> well, contessa, it's a big deal in terms of looking at the makeup for the district. it's one that voted for george w. bush twice, president obama c